Prosthetic ligament
US4187558A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1977 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Surgically implantable skeletal ligament having secured thereto at least one deformable collar having a velour-like outer surface adapted to invite tissue ingrowth. In use, the collar portion of the ligament is positioned within a surgically prepared passageway in a bone to protect the ligament from bone abrasion and to assist in ligament attachment by accepting tissue ingrowth into the velour-like surface.
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